The Kindle app puts millions of books at your fingertips. It’s the app
for every reader, whether you’re a book reader, magazine reader, or
newspaper reader—and you don’t need to own a Kindle to use it. Choose
from over four million Kindle books from the Kindle Store or enjoy
popular magazines like The Economist and Reader’s Digest with
high-resolution color images.*
Read Free Books—Choose from thousands of free ebooks such as Pride & Prejudice or The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Shop for Books—Easily shop for ebooks, including new releases and New York Times Best Sellers.
Explore Page Flip enabled books to reference charts, graphs and maps while we save your place
Use
the Built-In Dictionary, Google, and Wikipedia—The Kindle app has a
built-in dictionary that allows you to look up words instantly while
you’re reading your ebooks. Simply tap and hold a word to view its
definition or use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more
information.
Sync Your eBooks—The Kindle app lets you read the same
book across devices and automatically syncs where you left off so you
can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on
another device. The app syncs your furthest page read, bookmarks, notes,
and highlights between Android, PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch,
BlackBerry, Windows Phone 8, and any of our Kindle devices using our
Whispersync technology.
Sample Books Before You Buy—Read the first chapter of a book for free before you decide to buy.
Customize
Your Reading—Choose your preferred font size, screen brightness,
background color, and orientation (portrait or landscape) to read your
books.
Borrow eBooks from the Library—Check out ebooks from your local library and have them delivered wirelessly to your Kindle app.
Read
print replica textbooks on Android tablets. Print Replica Kindle books
maintain the rich formatting and layout of their related print editions
and provide features to help students study smarter including ability to
highlight passages, add margin notes, and search for keywords.
Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes your bookmarks, notes, and
highlights across your devices.
* Selection for U.S. users only; selection and price of ebooks and e-periodicals vary by country.
About app permissions
• https://amazon.com/help/kindleforandroid/permissions
Support
• http://amazon.com/help/kindle
• http://amazon.com/fb/kindleforum
What's New
7.18.0.1: Several experience improvements and bug fixes.